Berkeley 1961 Journal Left Berkeley, Calif., about 8:30 a.m. on April # 5 for annual meeting of Cooper Ornithological Society in Tucson, Ariz. Ned K. Johnson, John Ralph and I were the only Berkeley students going. Drove to a point east of Blythe, Calif., the first day, camped along the road. Arrived Tucson about 3 p.m. on Friday, Apr. # Apr. 7 12 mi S Florence, Pinal Co., Ariz. Stopped here on the way to Tucson, walked for about an hour (12:30-1:30 pm) in the desert. The plants of the area were mesquite, cholla, barrel cactus, etc. Very flat land with a number of washes not over 3 ft. deep. Birds seen were: Phainopepla Ash Throated Flycatcher Desert Sparrow Linnet Flicker sp. Harris Hawk Sandel Snail Red Tailed Hawk Morning Dove Ladder Backed Woodpecker Carthus Whew Turkey Vulture John and Ned added to the list: Gila Woodpecker, Verdin, and a few other species. Saw Antelope(?) Ground Squirrel and Cottontail, and Cremidophorus. There was sign of badger and deer, to say nothing of Dipodomys + other small rodents. Also along the road from Florence to Tucson, saw Prairie Falcon, perhaps White-necked Raven.